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Thank you for all the helpful responses. I learned a lot. The recipe that I used suggested between 3/4 and 1 1/4 cup of water. I immediately added 3/4 of a cup, and then needed to add flour. I added more baking powder and salt but not more lard, and won't make these mistakes again. I...

The problem with the corn tortillas has been a little different. Only tried it x3 When I tried using similar recipes online their diameter was only about 4" when I opened the tortilla press. Example Makes 12 tortillas 1. Mix 2 cups masa harina with 1 cup water. 2. Add a dash of salt. 3...

Thanks, am pretty sure that's what happened then. Especially because at the beginning I added too much water and then kept adding more flour. Dough is very unforgiving. Michael

But it happened before they hit the heat. As soon as I picked it up. Thanks, Michael

@Andy M. Thanks. I did wait about an hour but then decided that dough ball needed a little more water and kneaded it in. Then made them into balls and cooked them in a cast iron pan. Should I have waited after adding the additional water? Am new to dough and it's not easy at the beginning...

Made flour tortillas today and the taste and look are fine. They were bigger when I took them out of the tortilla press but the moment that I picked them up to put them in the pan they shrank from about 5 1/2 inches to about 4 inches - before they hit the pan. The one that looks a reasonable...

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I don't live in America anymore .. New York Style Potato Salad Serves Approximately four as a side dish. 2 lbs / 1 kg of unpeeled similar sized low starch potatoes. The Marinade 9oz, 240g white vinegar - approx. 1 cup 5oz, 150g sugar - approx. 3/4 cup 1 yellow onion coarsely chopped The...

Weight is the thing and not spoons. and .. Measuring Kosher Salt - Chowhound

Well if there not named you can only scrape with a fingernail. Don't think going by the color is very reliable. Sometimes small sacks are marked here for baking and boiling which is fine if you want to buy a small sack ;-) Going to make a potato salad now. New York Style Potato Salad Serves...

Well it's very important to use the right ones and the color is not at all a reliable guide. Scraping with your fingernail is pretty reliable. If you can easily scrape the skin off with your fingernail, then they are most likely best for boiling, scalloped, or potato salad.

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Thanks. I remember seeing that chart and wondered where I got the idea that it was 2:1 Measuring Kosher Salt - Chowhound Maybe somewhere else. I don't remember where.

I tried just now and my boiling potatoes floated but I don't have any baking potatoes to test it on, and will look for some later. Right now they're harder to find, for whatever reason. I used double the amount of coarse salt. The skins on the above potatoes are easy to scratch off with a...

I tried just now and my boiling potatoes floated but I don't have any baking potatoes to test it on, and will look for some later. Right now they're harder to find, for whatever reason. I used double the amount of coarse salt. The skins on the above potatoes are easy to scratch off with a...

Thanks. Pretty sloppy though given that 1 tbsp of table salt equals about 2 tbs of coarse.

Just been looking for an article that properly explains how to prepare a brine solution to gauge whether a potato is high or low starch. All the ones that I found are similar to this. "If you are not sure which type you have, put one in a brine of one part salt to 11 parts water (11 fl oz...

Where does Salt come from? Please explain how it relates to cooking recipes.

Thanks for the reply. I have personally never seen fine sea salt in market. And why sea salt? Is Kosher salt, sea salt? Do your see using the phrase, "cause salt" as being a problem?

I know and we know but I can understand many people not knowing. There are growing objections to supermarket in several countries that now sell Halal meat, so I guess there's a growing sensitivity to these things. I don't have a problem with saying, coarse or sea salt instead of kosher salt.

I know and that it was how I had it listed in all my recipes. I can however imagine somebody not buying a book if it listed Halal meat. No point in losing potential buyers because they don't understand a term. But sad that such things have become important. My friend in the UK said that he...

Well you have to use half the amount of table salt (fine) as you would kosher salt, coarse. Hopefully table salt is fine salt everywhere. Thanks for the reply.

A well meaning person suggested that I don't use the term kosher salt in my recipes because it would be similar to using the word halal, and might turn some people off the book. He said that he's never seen salt labeled kosher salt in the UK Why Most Recipes Ask for Kosher Salt (and When It's...

I agree 100% but was harshly criticized earlier for saying sodium bicarbonate instead of baking soda. I obviously opened myself to the criticism of my recipe when I posted and I welcome the positive suggestions, but am saddened at nasty attacks when I am only seeking help. Thanks Michael

I have close to 1000 people on Facebook that all ready want to buy my book. When I was 28 I produced a film for Columbia and was probably the youngest producer in the world to produce a feature film of a major studio. Michael P. Redbourn - IMDb I am not afraid to go out to try things and...